More About Yancey & Conrad

Charles A. Yancey was the son of Colonel William Burbridge Yancey and Mary Smith Yancey. William B. Yancey served as a Captain of the Peaked Mountain Grays' (a unit of the 10th Regiment, Volunteer Infantry) during the War Between the States. At the Battle of Second Manassas senior officers were killed and the command passed to Captain Yancey. In an engagement fought on May 1, 1864, Captain Yancey was permanently disabled by a severe wound. Charles' grandparents were Layton and Frances Lewis Yancey. Layton had served as a lieutenant of dragoons in the Revolutionary War. Charles, himself, served as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army with the Sixth Regiment of Virginia Cavalry which was commanded by Charles' brother, Captain E. S. Yancey. He was educated at the University of Virginia.

His partner and nephew, Edward Smith Conrad, was the son of George Oliver Conrad and Diana Yancey Conrad. Diana was a sister to Charles Yancey. George Oliver Conrad, a former mayor of Harrisonburg, served in the Confederate Army and was wounded in action. Edward's grandparents were George and Susan Miller Conrad. Susan was a great granddaughter of Adam Miller, pioneer settler of the Shenandoah Valley. Edward's grandfather was a large landowner in Harrisonburg; a portion of his former lands are now occupied by James Madison University. Edward was an active leader in the Methodist Church and a trustee of Randolph Macon College. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia.

More About George Newton Conrad

George Newton Conrad married Emily Pasco, daughter of United States Senator Samuel Pasco of Florida. He was active in securing the establishment of Madison College (now James Madison University) in Harrisonburg. He was an eloquent speaker, winner of a gold medal for oratory at the University of Virginia, and was a distinguished trial lawyer. He served as state senator for several terms until he broke with his party over its nominee for the presidency.

More About George Denham Conrad

George D. Conrad and his brother, Samuel Pasco Conrad served in the military during World War II. The firm's business affairs were continued by the Conrads' brother-in-law, Howard K. Gibbons, who was the business manager for Madison College. After the war the two brothers continued the Conrad & Conrad law firm. George Denham Conrad was Harrisonburg's City Attorney before the war and Commonwealth's attorney for eight years thereafter. Like his father, George D. Conrad was an able and respected trial lawyer and tried and won hundreds of jury cases. Sam and George both received legal training at Washington & Lee University. Sam moved to Florida, passed the Florida Bar Examination and practiced there.